About Henry II, duke of Brabant

Henri I was born circa 1165, probably in Leuven, in the Landgraviate of Brabant. Henri I was Duke of Brabant from 1183 to his death, and Duke of Lower Lotharingia from 1190 to his death. He was installed in 1180 as Duke of Lower Lotharingy, which he held until 1222. He was Duke of Louvain 1183-1198. He returned property to Aachen St Maria, in the presence of "filiis meis Heinrico milite, Alberto clerico", by charter dated Sep 1185. He was installed as Duke of Brabant in 1191. He agreed to divide "terram de Mussal" if "comes de Dasborc" died without heirs by charter dated 1197. He was one of the leaders of a crusade planned by Emperor Heinrich VI King of Germany, arriving in Palestine in mid-1197. He was marching to relieve Jaffa, captured by the Muslims in Sep 1198, when he heard news of the death of Henri de Champagne, King of Jerusalem. He returned to Acre and took interim charge of the government until the arrival of Amaury de Lusignan, King of Cyprus in Jan 1198. He recaptured Beirut from the Muslims in Oct 1197. After the murder of Philipp von Hohenstaufen, King of Germany in 1208, Philippe II "Auguste", King of France promoted the candidacy of Duke Henri for the German throne. Duke Henri joined his son-in-law Emperor Otto IV against France, and was defeated at the battle of Bouvines in 1214. Markgraaf van Antwerpen 1211. [1] He died on 5 September 1235 in Köln (English: Cologne) in the Kingdom of Germany. He was buried in St. Peter's church in Leuven. ROYAL ANCESTRY by Douglas Richardson Vol. I page 501 ↑ Medieval Lands, 2nd Edition https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hrishikes/sandbox#/image/File:Descent_of_U.S._Presidents_from_English_Royalty_3.png Wikipedia:Henry I, Duke of Brabant

Henry II of Brabant (French: Henri II de Brabant, Dutch: Hendrik II van Brabant, 1207 – February 1, 1248 in Leuven) was Duke of Brabant and Lothier after the death of his father Henry I in 1235. His mother was Mathilde of Flanders

Henry II supported his sister Mathilde's son, William II, Count of Holland, in the latter's bid for election as German King.

[edit] Family and children

His first marriage was to Marie of Hohenstaufen (April 3, 1201–1235, Leuven), daughter of Philip of Swabia and Irene Angelina. They had six children:

1.Henry III, Duke of Brabant (d. 1261)

2.Philip, died young

3.Matilda of Brabant (1224 – September 29, 1288), married:

1.in Compiègne June 14, 1237 to Robert I of Artois;

2.before May 31, 1254 to Guy II of Châtillon, Count of Saint Pol.

4.Beatrix (1225 – November 11, 1288), married:

1.at Kreuzburg March 10, 1241 Heinrich Raspe Landgrave of Thuringia;

2.in Leuven November 1247 to William III of Dampierre, Count of Flanders (1224 – June 6, 1251).

5.Marie of Brabant (c. 1226 – January 18, 1256, Donauwörth), married Louis II, Duke of Upper Bavaria. She was beheaded by her husband on suspicion of infidelity.

6.Margaret (d. March 14, 1277), Abbess of Herzogenthal.

His second marriage was to Sophie of Thuringia (March 20, 1224 – May 29, 1275), daughter of Ludwig IV of Thuringia and Elisabeth of Hungary by whom he had two children:

1.Henry (1244–1308, created Landgrave of Hesse in 1263.

2.Elizabeth (1243 – October 9, 1261), married in Braunschweig July 13, 1254 to Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

[edit] Ancestry

[show]v • d • eAncestors of Henry II, Duke of Brabant

16. Godfrey I, Count of Leuven

8. Godfrey II, Count of Leuven

17. Ida of Chiny

4. Godfrey III, Count of Leuven

9. Lutgarde of Sulzbach

2. Henry I, Duke of Brabant

20. Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine

10. Henry II of Limburg

21. Jutta of Guelders

5. Margaret of Limburg

11. Matilda of Saffenberg

1. Henry II, Duke of Brabant

24. Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine

12. Thierry, Count of Flanders

25. Gertrude of Flanders

6. Matthew, Count of Boulogne

26. Fulk of Anjou

13. Sibylla of Anjou

27. Ermengarde of Maine

3. Mathilde of Flanders

28. Stephen II, Count of Blois

14. Stephen of England

29. Adela of Normandy

7. Marie I, Countess of Boulogne

30. Eustace III, Count of Boulogne

15. Matilda of Boulogne

31. Mary of Scotland

[edit] See also

Dukes of Brabant family tree

Regnal titles

Preceded by

Henry I Duke of Brabant and Lothier

1235–1248 Succeeded by

Henry III

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Henry I of Brabant (French: Henri I de Brabant, Dutch: Hendrik I van Brabant; 1165 - 5 September 1235), named "The Courageous" Duke of Brabant (from 1183) and Duke of Lower Lotharingia (from 1190) until his death.

[edit] Biography

He was probably born in Leuven. He became Duke of Brabant in 1183/1184 and succeeded his father as Duke of Lower Lotharingia in 1190. He was the son of Godfrey III of Leuven, Duke of Lower Lotharingia and landgrave of Brabant, and Margaret of Limburg.

He was one of the leaders of the Third Crusade, which he joined in mid-1197. In the October of the same year he took part in the recapture of Beirut and, then moved to Jaffa with the Crusaders: however, before reaching the city he got news of the death of the King of Jerusalem, Henry II of Champagne, and he returned to Acre. Here he acted as regent until the arrival of the new King, Amalric II.

In 1208, after the assassination of Philip of Swabia, King of the Romans, Henry was proposed as successor by King Philip II Augustus. In the war which followed, he reached in Germany emperor Otto IV, but the two were defeated in the Battle of Bouvines.

Under Henry I, there was a town policy and town planning. Henry's attention went out to those regions that lent themselves to the extension of his sovereignty and in some locations he used the creation of a new town as an instrument in the political organisation of the area. Among the towns to which the Duke gave city rights and trade privileges was 's-Hertogenbosch.

Henry died at Cologne in 1235. He was buried in St. Peter's chapter church at Leuven where his late Romanesque effigy can still be seen.

[edit] Marriages

He married Mathilde of Boulogne (Mathilde of Flanders), daughter of Marie of Boulogne and Matthew of Alsace 1179. He had six children by his first marriage:

1.Marie (c. 1190 – May 1260), married in Maastricht after May 19, 1214 Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, married July 1220 Count William I of Holland

2.Adelaide (b. c. 1190), married 1206 Arnulf, Count of Loos, married February 3, 1225 William X of Auvergne (c. 1195–1247), married before April 21, 1251 Arnold van Wesemaele (d. aft. 1288), ancestor of Joan of Boulogne, second wife of John, Duke of Berry

Henry II of Brabant (French: Henri II de Brabant; Dutch: Hendrik II van Brabant) was Duke of Brabant and Lothier after the death of his father Henry I in 1235.

Henry II supported his sister Mathilde's son, William II, Count of Holland, in the latter's bid for election as German King (Holy Roman Emperor).

His first marriage was to Marie of Hohenstaufen. They had six children, including our ancestor Matilda of Brabant. His second marriage was to Sophie of Thuringia (1224–1275), daughter of Ludwig IV of Thuringia and Elisabeth of Hungary, by whom he had two children.